benediction

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
2. (countable, uncountable) In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop.
3. (countable, uncountable) A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God.
4. (countable, uncountable) Help, good fortune or reward from God or another supernatural source.

Concetti

benedizione

sinonimi

blessing

benison

prayer

ask a blessing

beatitude

invocation

mercy

become reality

be blessed

congratulation

favour

felicitation

godsend

Traduzioni

bénédiction

bendición

ευλογία

Segnung

bênção

zegening

takdis

benedicció

αγιασμός

rahmet

dankzegging

heilwens

zegen

inzegening

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌbɛnəˈdɪkʃən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: benediccion

In summary

From Middle English benediccion, from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictio, benedictionis, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”). Doublet of benison.